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Fariya Fay Yusuf

Case from Seattle, WA dated Mar 04, 2023

Victim Details

Fariya Fay Yusuf

Female

Black / African American

Seattle

WA

2023-03-04

29

Fariya

Fay Yusuf

Yes

07/07/2026

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In the Rainier Valley neighborhood of Seattle, on a late winter day, the life of a 29-year-old Black/African American woman named Fariya Fay Yusuf was tragically cut short. On March 4, 2023, what began as a conversation between friends concluded in a hail of gunfire that left Yusuf dead outside her own apartment in the 7100 block of 42nd Avenue South. The person charged with her murder was a longtime friend, 26-year-old Jamila Abdi.

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  • KIRO 7 News Seattle: Murder charges filed in fatal shooting of south Seattle woman
  • The Seattle Times: Woman charged in fatal shooting in Seattle’s Othello neighborhood
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